God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 309 The Lion's Big Opening

Brown and Chang Wei did not continue to stay in Miami. The team still had a lot of things to deal with. They took a plane back to Philadelphia that night and continued to prepare for the next plan.But only on the afternoon of the third day, Brown received a call from McGregor. The voice of the other party was so loud that he had to hold the microphone farther away to avoid deafening his ears.

"My God! Please let me express my admiration for Mr. Chang! The Chinese medicine he gave Alonzo is really amazing. We just went to the hospital for an examination, and Alonzo's key indicators have improved to varying degrees The doctor even offered a very high price, hoping to get the secret of his recovery, you must know that Alonzo was sentenced to death by them before..."

Brown laughed and said: "So Mr. McGregor, can we meet again? Believe me, we are very sincere about recruiting Alonzo. If he can join Philadelphia, we will always try our best to make him look like a normal player. I think both you and Alonzo himself would like to see this scene very much."

"This is one of the reasons why I called you. Alonzo is looking forward to meeting you next time. Riley is now rekindling his enthusiasm for renewing Alonzo. I hope you can come to Miami as soon as possible .”

Brown and McGregor exchanged pleasantries for a while, then hung up the phone.Thinking about what McGregor said just now, Brown couldn't help snorting. Up to now, McGregor still hopes to fire up Mourning's worth.Brown himself has very deep connections, and he is very clear about Riley's movements. Now Riley has no idea about renewing Mourning's contract. He just wants to use this meritorious veteran in exchange for powerful players or draft picks. He didn't want the guy suffering from kidney disease to fall into his hand.

However, McGregor's approach is understandable. He obviously hopes to help Mourning get a higher salary so that his income can increase.For any agent, the interests of the team are not their consideration. They only care about how big a contract the player can sign. In order to achieve this goal, they can take any means and take advantage of the unequal information between the two parties. It's just the easiest way to drive up the price, but it's a pity that Brown's information channels are enough to crush his lies.

In fact, Brown also intends to give Mourning a big contract, if he can really return to his previous level.Although Mourning, who was born in 1970, is 31 years old this year, he was still the top insider star in the league when he was not troubled by kidney disease. It is not expensive to offer him a contract with an annual salary of around 1200 million to 1500 million.In fact, the only more expensive among the 76ers is Iverson. In the 1999 offseason, he signed a 6-year contract worth 7100 million U.S. dollars. Last season, his salary reached 1013 million U.S. dollars. The prices of other players are relatively low. It is very cheap to say that it is not impossible to eat Mourning.

But Riley, the old fox, must squeeze more value from Mourning. Mourning signed a seven-year $1996 million contract with the Heat in the 7 offseason. His salary in the new season is as high as 1.05. It is indeed very difficult for the 1875ers to balance the total salary.However, Brown didn't want to give up such an excellent center like Mourning. After going to Miami and meeting Mourning privately again, he asked Billy King to make a trade request to Riley.

It stands to reason that Riley's asking price should not be very high. After all, Mourning is currently troubled by injuries, and staying in the Heat will not be able to make more contributions to the team.But what was unexpected was that Riley actually asked the 76ers to send Iverson, or they had to send several major rotation players including Lewis and Reid to balance the salary. In other words, Riley would directly send the 76ers This championship team was completely dismantled, and such conditions were obviously unacceptable to the 76ers.

After Billy King told Brown about the conditions of the Heat, the usually calm old coach broke a cup on the spot and even scolded his mother directly.The Heat obviously want to weaken their competitors. If the 76ers dismantle the championship lineup because of Mourning, then the probability of the Heat rushing out of the Eastern Conference in the next few seasons will be greatly increased.

Chang Wei also felt very helpless when he got the news. Riley was indeed someone that the general manager of any team would not want to deal with. This old guy was too cunning and shrewd.Mourning also made a special phone call to apologize. He also didn't expect Riley to offer such an outrageous price. Obviously he didn't plan to trade him, but the bottle of Liuwei Dihuang Wan that Chang Wei gave him seemed to be hurt by him. It's a shame, and it's just as well to make a call.

For Brown, the only good news is that Mourning gave him a promise. He said on the phone: "Coach Brown, I am very sorry that our team's management does not intend to send me away. But I promise that when my After the contract expires, if the Heat's offer is not competitive, Philadelphia will be my number one choice, and I hope you still need me at that time."

Mourning's words made Brown a little moved, but more regrettable.Before that, he had a very in-depth understanding of Mourning's contract. This contract has two years left, that is, it will not end until the summer of 2003. By then, Mourning will be 33 years old. Will he be able to start the 76ers? The position of the center is not yet known, maybe he can only play as a substitute at that time.

Not being able to get Mourning was a big blow to Chang Wei. Originally, he thought he could take advantage of the low price and directly buy the bottom, but unexpectedly, Riley was unwilling to give up his starting center. Although Mourning His kidney disease has threatened his career.Now Chang Wei can only continue to select Mavericks who can be cultivated from other teams and have great achievements in the future. He still intends to suggest that the team use the No. 30 pick to choose Arenas. As for the two second-round picks , It is already very good to be able to select Okur as a backup center, but the Turk has no way to evolve into a strong starting fifth position.

In Chang Wei's view, if Mourning is not available, Camby, who is also the golden generation of 96, may also be a good choice, but the Knicks may not let him go.In the previous life, Camby was traded to the Nuggets in the summer of 2002, largely because he only played 01 games in the 02-29 season due to injury, which made the Knicks determined to send away the inside barrier.But last season, Camby's statistics were quite good. It can be said that he is the top defensive insider in the league. It will definitely cost more to bring him to Philadelphia. Fortunately, Camby's contract is not big, and his salary next season is only 730. Ten thousand US dollars, which leaves enough room for operation, and the Knicks probably won't get much benefit even if they open their mouths.

(End of this chapter)